Asteroidea - Valvatida - Stauranderasteridae
Full reference: L. Villier, G. Breton, P. Margerie and D. Néraudeau. 2004. Manfredaster nov. gen. cariniferus nov. sp. un astéride original du Coniacien de Seine-Maritime et révision systématique de la famille des Stauranderasteridae (Echinodermata, Asteroidea). Bulletin trimestriel de la Société géologique de Normandie et amis du Muséum du Havre 90(2):29-41
Parent taxon: Stauranderasteridae according to L. Villier et al. 2004
Sister taxa: Aspidaster, Hadranderaster, Lithaster, Poncetaster, Stauranderaster, Stauraster
Subtaxa: Manfredaster bulbiferus Manfredaster cariniferus Manfredaster concinnus Manfredaster gibbosus Manfredaster senonensis
Type: Manfredaster cariniferus
Ecology: slow-moving low-level epifaunal carnivore
Distribution:
• Cretaceous of the Czech Republic (1 collection), France (7), the Netherlands (1)
Total: 9 collections including 13 occurrences
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